英语人教版八年级下册Unit 8 Section B reading(第二学时).doc

Teaching Plan:Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? Section B Reading(Go for it! 八年级下册)I. Teaching aims: Knowledge goal: To have the students master the language points in the passage.Ability goals: a. To develop the students reading and writing skills. b. To train the students to retell the paragraphs with the key information.c. To have the students practice writing about their favorite singers, bands or writers with the present perfect tense.Emotion goal: To have the students learn about country music. II. Teaching main point: To learn the new words and phrases.III. Teaching difficult points: To master the use of the phrases and retell the paragraphs.IV. Teaching contents: Key phrases: fight over sth, be kind to sb, do some research (on sth), belong to, millions of, each other/ one another Key structures: Ever since then/ she heard the song, shes been a fan of country music. Its ones dream to do sth.V. Teaching methods: Task-based teaching method and individual study method.VI. Teaching aids: multimedia, a blackboard and chalk.VII. Teaching procedure:Step 1: Duty report and free talkStep 2: Revision and Language study1. Read the passage A Country Music Song Changed Her Life Forever together.2. Competition 1: How much do you remember about country music? (Give the information one by one.) Country music: 1. What kind of music it is: a traditional kind of music from the southern states of America 2. The home of country music: Nashville (, Tennessee) 3. What it is about: 1). belonging to a group; 2). “the good old days” when people were kind to each other and trusted one another; 3). the best things in life. 4. A famous country music singer: Garth Brooks 5. The number of records he has sold: more than 120 million (Ask the students to pay attention to the word “million” and the expressions 120 million records and millions of records.) Language study: (Learn and try to make sentences with the phrases) 1) belong to: The book is mine. Or we can say “The book belongs to me.” 2) be kind to sb: In our school, the teachers are kind to the students. And In our class, I hope you can be kind to your classmates/ each other. 3) each other/ one another: We should be kind to each other/ one another. When you are in the face of difficulties, you should help each other/ one another. And you can help to solve each others/ one anothers problem. Talk about country music. (competition)3. Competition 2: How much do you remember about Sarah? (Give the information one by one.) Sarah:1. Where she is from: America2. What she used to do: fight over almost everything with her family (fight over/about sth, fight-fought-fought)3. Why she became a fan of country music: A country music song made her think of her family and friends and (come to) realize how much she missed them. (Ever since then, shes been a fan of country music.) (Ever since she heard the song, shes been)4. What her dream is: to go to Nashville (It is ones dream to do sth.)5. What she has done for her dream: She has read a lot about the place and done some research on it. 6. About Garth Brooks, the country music singer Sarah likes: She has listened to most of his songs. She hopes to see him sing live one day. Talk about country music. (competition) Read the phrases and sentences together. Language study: (Learn and try to make sentences with the phrases)1) fight over/ about sth: You should be kind to your classmates, dont fight over small things with each other. fight with sb; fight-fought-fought 2) do some research on sth (/about sth) 3) Ever since: since-prep: then since-conj: 主句现在完成时，从句一般过去时 Complete the sentences: Ever since I came to the school, .(Ive learned a lot.)4) Its ones dream to do sth. (say sentences, e.g. Its my dream to teach the students well.)4. Have the students find out some other useful sentences and share them with their classmates.5. Show some key sentences, ask the students to pay attention to them and read together. 1). It made her think of her family and friends. 2). Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. 3). It reminds us that the best things in life are free. (It reminds us of the best things in life.)4). It is her dream to go there one day. 5). She has already read a lot about the place and done some research on it.6). I hope to see him sing live one day.6. Fill in the blanks with proper words and phrases. Sarah is an American girl who used to fight over almost everything with her family. But a country music song changed her life. It made her think of her family and (come to) realize that she missed them. Ever since then, shes been a fan of country music. Country music is a traditional kind of music about belonging to a group and reminds us of a time when people were kind to each other and trusted one another.Sarahs dream is to visit Nashville, and she hopes to see Garth Brooks sing live one day.7. Do some exercises.Choose the correct answer. 1. Where do you live now? We live on Green Street. We _ there ever since our son was three. A. live B. are living C. lived D. have lived 2. The rich man was so kind that he decided to give away two _ dollars to charity. A. million B. millions C. million of D. millions of3. As we all know, Diaoyu Islands (钓鱼岛)_ China. A. belong to B. are belonging to C. are belonged to D. belonged to 4. Are you getting on well with Judy? Yes, and we are also good with most friends of_. A. each other B. each others C. each others D. each othersStep 3: Talking &Writing1. Talk about your favorite singer or band with the following questions. (1) Which is your favorite singer/ band? (2) Why do you like him/ her/ them? (3) Have you listened to most of his/ her/ their songs? (4) Have you done any research about the singer/ band? Is the singer/ band popular? What famous songs has the singer/ band recorded? How many records has the singer/ band sold? (5) Have you introduced him/ her/ them to others? (Do you hope to see him/ her/ them sing live?)